Travis Broome writes: A little over a year ago, rain started falling in southern Louisiana, and it didn’t let up.
In just a few days in August of 2016, more than 20 inches of rain fell from a storm system. Rivers and waterways like the Amite and Comite Rivers spilled over their banks. Floodwaters submerged more than 100,000 homes and many businesses. Thirteen lives were lost. more